The hang glider pilot who crossed the Bosphorus with a mosquito NRG in August 2006.

Hezarfen Ahmet Celebi (Turkish: Hezarfen Ahmet Çelebi) (1609 – 1640), who lived in the 17th century in Istanbul in the Ottoman Empire, is believed to have been one of the first aviators to have succeeded in flying with artificial wings. Caner Atilgan is the second person who flew over Boshphorus after almost 370 years.